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Until Each One is Home : Thank You : Rochester NY
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November 23, 2006, 2:34 am

I saw this giant eight foot 'thank you card' at Rochester Airport in upstate NY a long while back now.......I photographed it with my pocket SD550 which is just a point and shoot Cannon camera but a good one.......... its done a good job of capturing this emotive scene....... hundreds of people had written their best wishes and prayers for a safe return for all the troops into this huge card. Some were very specific personal messages to individual named Husbands and Fathers and Sons others generic good wishes to all. I found it a moving sight. Weirdly now on the radio I can hear Bruce Sprinsteen...... Devils and Dust .......... its an anti-war song I've heard it before but it seems to me very respectful of the reality of the life of individual US soldiers, it's respectful of them and the toll it takes on them to be in Iraq. Bruce Springsteen has in his songs always been respectful of the Blue Collar working man of America and in my view this is no exception.

Its a bit random..... I wasn't expecting to be quoting an anti-war song by the barde of New Jersey.....er.....anyway here below are the lyrics to Devils and Dust by Bruce Springsteen. I hope its not that bad today for most of them out there....... maybe some will get a chance to kick back and relax today....... Its Thanksgiving after all...... its a time to be thankful so lets go with the card and say 'thank you' to them and wish for each one of them..... to be home safely soon. Again "Happy Thanks Giving' to all, and especially anyone serving in Iraq.

Bruce Springsteen; Devils and Dust

I got my finger on the trigger
But I don't know who to trust
When I look into your eyes
There's just devils and dust
We're a long, long way from home, Bobbie
Home's a long, long way from us
I feel a dirty wind blowing
Devils and dust

I got God on my side
And I'm just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a powerful thing, baby
It can turn your heart black you can trust
It'll take your God filled soul
And fill it with devils and dust

Well I dreamed of you last night
In a field of blood and stone
The blood began to dry
The smell began to rise
Well I dreamed of you last night, Bobbie
In a field of mud and bone
Your blood began to dry
And the smell began to rise

We've got God on our side
We're just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a powerful thing
It'll turn your heart black you can trust
It'll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust
It'll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust

[ harmonica ]

Now every woman and every man
They wanna take a righteous stand
Find the love that God wills
And the faith that He commands
I've got my finger on the trigger
And tonight faith just ain't enough
When I look inside my heart
There's just devils and dust

Well I've got God on my side
And I'm just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a DANGEROUS (should be POWERFUL) thing
It can turn your heart black you can trust
It'll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust
Yeah it'll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust